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Originally Posted by AtomicoX
I stand corrected then. I guess the translated article didn't have all the info.
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Actually I was quoting from my Physics knowledge and analysis, because geosynchronous satellites will always be pointing at the place they are over unless there is a change in Earth's gravitational or magnetic field. I should be the one waiting to be stand corrected.
Since the off is 6.8 microseconds per day, it would take approximately 147058.8 days (or so I have calculated) to result in a 1 second delay in all of our timing systems, which is around 400 years.
I love the scientists and mathematicians who come up with this interesting fact, and hate the media that seeks to exaggerate it in order to generate viewership.